Tuesday, September 25, 2007

A good blog

A good blog must first of all contain at least one entry per week. As for the content of each entry, I think that a mix of Japanese and English would be ideal. In English, the writer could express honest thoughts about Japanese class, or just write about his interests, hobbies, etc. He could also write about conversations with Japanese friends or how he practices Japanese outside class. If he has the ability to write a sentence in Japanese instead of English, he should do so. As we progress through our lessons, blog posts would gradually increase in Japanese content and decrease in English content. A good post in Japanese might also contain Japanese vocabulary or grammar not learned in class, which Fukai-sensei could comment on and correct if necessary. And of course, a good blogger would comment often on his classmates' blogs so that we can practice written Japanese correspondence.